The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
A cool Moroccan title, a Dutch magazine supplement and wildlife photography
This week on The Stack we head to Morocco to speak with Hicham Bouzid from ‘Makan’ magazine. Plus: we have a chat with Thomas de Heide from Dutch magazine supplement ‘FD Persoonlijk’ and speak to some of the photographers at the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition at London’s Natural…
Surf photography, Australia’s top bookshop and modernism in print
We speak with Gaspard Konrad on his new book ‘Surf Porn’, showcasing the best of surf photography, and Joe Rubbo, managing director of Readings, which Monocle voted as Australia’s top literary outpost. Plus: we talk to the team behind ‘The Modernist’ magazine.
‘The Manchester Mill’, DistriPress and ‘Bibliotech’
This week we speak with the team behind news publication ‘The Manchester Mill’. Plus: highlights from DistriPress Congress 2023 and the new issue of ‘Bibliotech’.
We love newsstands!
This week, it’s a newsstand special. We speak to Sandeep Garg from Shreeji Newsagents on Chiltern Street and Magculture’s founder, Jeremy Leslie. Plus: the newsstand winners of Monocle’s new Retail Awards and our fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, on why luxury brands are increasingly investing in print.
‘We Stay’, ‘Krytyka’ and ‘Cake Zine’
We speak to Ukrainian photographer Lesha Berezovskiy about his new book, ‘We Stay’. Plus: ‘Krytyka’, Ukraine’s international review of books and ideas, and ‘Cake Zine’, a title that uses dessert as a starting point for a hedonistic exploration of history, pop culture and art.
‘Swill’ and ‘Sea Pools’
We speak with Myffy Rigby, editor of Aussie food title ‘Swill’, and Chris Romer-Lee talks about his book ‘Sea Pools’.
The Hydra Book Club and ‘Red’ magazine
We mark the opening of the Hydra Book Club on the Greek island of the same name and talk about their new journal with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal. Plus: Sarah Tomczak from ‘Red’ magazine celebrates 25 years of the title.
10 years of Indiecon, ‘Linseed’ and ‘To Have & To Hold’
We celebrate a decade of the independent publishing festival Indiecon. Plus: ‘Linseed’ magazine makes supper with a single ingredient and a title celebrating paper-bag ephemera.
‘Technikart’ and ‘Cultured’
We take a look at two clever titles covering pop culture, design, architecture and style: ‘Cultured’ by Sarah Harrelson and ‘Technikart’ by Laurence Rémila.
Afluente, ‘The Drift’ and ‘Bagel’
This week on The Stack we speak with Brazil’s Julius Wiedemann about his new book publishing company, Afluente. Plus: cool literary title ‘The Drift’ and a new tennis magazine called ‘Bagel’.
